Headed by Beatles royalty, the red carpet will be a long and winding road at Friday’s gala opening of "Love" at The Mirage.
The celebrity list was nearing 80 on Wednesday, with the addition of Prince and Woody Harrelson for the VIP opening of the Cirque du Soleil show featuring music of The Beatles.
The cavalcade begins at 5:30 p.m.
Surviving Beatles Sir Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr will be joined by the wives of the late Beatles John Lennon (Yoko Ono) and George Harrison (Olivia Harrison).
Also attending from the Beatles family: music director Sir George Martin and his son, Giles Martin, who co-directs the show’s music with his father; Lennon’s sons, Julian and Sean Ono Lennon; Harrison’s son Dhani; and Cynthia Lennon, John’s first wife.
An appearance by Siegfried & Roy will be Roy’s first return to the same theater where he was seriously injured by a show tiger on Oct. 3, 2003.
Also on hand: Billy Crystal, Tony Bennett, Eric Idle (Monty Python), Megan Mullally, Eddie Murphy, Busta Rhymes, Virginia Madsen, John Densmore (The Doors), Michael Richards ("Seinfeld"), Beach Boy Brian Wilson, Dylan McDermott, Gina Gershon, Dita Von Teese and Shannon Elizabeth.
The list goes on: Deborah Harry (Blondie), Roberta Flack, Elizabeth Berkley ("Showgirls"), Kevin Nealon, Wayne Brady, Paul Reiser and Carrot Top.
Poker stars Chris Ferguson and Annie Duke will be mingling with Steve Van Zandt, Jeff Lynne (ELO), Dave Stewart (Eurythmics) and David Foster.
Norm Clarke
The fact the surviving Beatles and the widows of Lennon and Harrison are going to be there is f()cking amazing and legendary. Add in the fact that Roy will make his first return to same the place where was attacked. Seriously, this will be a night to remember and I wish I was there.
